LRW ‘Member of the Year’ Nominations Open
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
The League of Railway Women (LRW) for the 25th year will honor an “outstanding” member for her contributions to the league and to the railroad industry. Nominations are now open.
Since 1998, LRW has been presenting the annual Member of the Year Award to “an individual member or corporate partner who has contributed their time and talents to improving the organization’s mission.”
Among the award criteria:
- A passion for the rail industry
- A dedication to “leading and supporting the personal and professional growth of women in rail.”
- A commitment to volunteering with the LRW and has volunteered for the past year.
- Individual or corporate efforts to successfully recruit and retain members.
- Commitment to community service.
The Member of the Year will be honored during the 2023 LRW Annual Conference at Railway Interchange, to be held Oct. 1-4, 2023 in Indianapolis.
Previous award recipients are:
- 2022: Erica Sander, Aristotle
- 2021: Michele Malski, Succession Planning for Railroads Investing in the Next Generation (SPRING)
- 2020: Patricia Basuel, Wi-Tronix LLC
- 2019: Mallory Moran, The Greenbrier Companies
- 2018: Emilia Marceta, Metrolinx
- 2017: Kathee Fisk, GE Transportation
- 2016: Claire Tomlinson, L.B. Foster Rail Technologies Corp.
- 2015: Carol Steckbeck, Independent Media Consultant
- 2014: Amanda Trainor Patrick, Railway Supply Institute
- 2013: Kaleigh Reyes, GE Transportation
- 2012: Kathy Keeney, UBM Global
- 2011: Barbara Tumlin, Trinity Parts & Components
- 2010: Nancy Cieslak, Pittsburgh Pins
- 2010: Jessica Kramer Havens, Diesel Supply Company
- 2009: Victoria Anderson-Lytton, TTX Company
- 2009: Wendy Pickering, Gunderson
- 2008: Grace “Alex” Pascoe, Trinity Parts & Components
- 2007: Connie Sumara, Chicago Freight Car Leasing
- 2006: Victoria Bowermaster, A. Stucki
- 2005: Carol Weekley, BNSF
- 2004: Kelly Case, Control Chief
- 2003: Tracy DeLeon, CIT
- 2002: Victoria Anderson-Lytton, TTX Company
- 2001: Carol Brinkman
- 2000: Ann Zuhn, Texas Tank Car Works
- 1999: Pat Aubrey
- 1998: Gloria Ethridge, New York Air Brake
For questions, contact Denise Williams, LRW Awards Chair, at [email protected].
In related news, join Sarah Yurasko, LRW President and ASLRRA Senior Vice President Law and General Counsel, at the 2023 Railway Age / RT&S Women in Rail conference, to be held Nov. 2 in Chicago, where she will co-moderate a session on ERGs (Employee Resource Groups). And don’t forget to nominate a deserving women leader for the 2023 Railway Age Women in Rail awards; nominations are due Sept. 29.
